Shenzhen-based AI mathematician Yurii Nesterov wins top prize in applied maths
When Russian-born Belgian mathematician Yurii Nesterov reached retirement age in 2023, he found himself at the centre of a technological storm. The accelerated gradient algorithm he derived with pen and paper 40 years ago had become the engine driving the rapid advancement of modern artificial intelligence (AI). Faced with the full explosion of the AI age, the academic – hailed as the “master of…
Russian-born Belgian mathematician Yurii Nesterov, known as the "master of international algorithm design", has been awarded the prestigious Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize for his groundbreaking work in applied mathematics. Nesterov, now 70, was presented with the top honour at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) ceremony in Philadelphia on July 23.
The Gauss Prize, named after German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, is one of the highest academic recognitions in the international mathematics community, alongside the Fields Medal and the Chern Medal. The prize is awarded for both theoretical research and practical applications, and Nesterov's accelerated gradient algorithm, developed in 1983, is a prime example of the latter.
As a professor at the Centre for AI Theoretical Foundation and Systems at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) and the Shenzhen Loop Area Institute (SLAI), Nesterov expressed his enthusiasm for the dynamic environment in Shenzhen, stating that it perfectly aligns with the ambitions of a young population.
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